Women`s cave

Posted by Kaotic on Nov 8, 2009 in Travel To Romania, Travel to Transilvania | Comments Off

Women`s cave (or cave Muierii) are common Baia de Fier, Gorj County, Oltenia Getica Depression territory. The cave was carved in Mesozoic limestones on the south of Parang Mountains, the Yellow River. With a very rich history, the cave in ancient times to shelter during the war, when men went to fight, many children and women, where I draw the name. The first electrified cave in Romania.

The cave has a length of approximately 3600 meters arranged in 4 levels. The lower level is divided into two reserve speologica sectors: North (1.500m) and the south (880m). At 40 feet above floor is equipped for tourists with a length of 573 m, up to a length of 1228 meters diverticule network very difficult to reach.

Real attractions of the cave are Cathedral Breakfast, which looks like a Gothic domes formed by precipitation of calcite millennial. The other room is the Shrine Room, wave Altar, pulpit, chandelier Great Rock and bloody image of iron oxide called because of leakage. The 17 m high dome meet a colony of bats.

Other attractions are veil Muierii basins Greater Niagara stone, Lace Stone, Gate Hall Guano, Turcului Hall. The Bears found a gallery really cemetery skeletal remains of bears, lions, hyenas, foxes, wolves, wild goats and pigs. In Room Musteriana were found many objects belonging to cultures long before our era …